Hisashi Okawa
Cities
Finding quality of life in Japan, Bogotá gets a metro and a suburb of Vancouver finally has a city centre.
Diplomacy
Japanese soft power in Washington, a Lithuanian war hero and Australia's soft power revival.
Politics
Future leaders of Japan, the Lisbon Treaty anniversary and how spooks are coming out of the shadows.
Business
The companies launching the space sector into orbit and Portugal's marriage of tradition and technology.
Cities
Seoul's mayor adds some soul to his city, the Polish government has new-airport aspirations and Canada's largest ferry operator gets set to revitalise its fleet.
Defence
Finland goes shopping, Indonesia gets a new frigate, Colombia looks to plug a few post-Farc voids and Singapore finds a new place to park its F15s.
Food & drink
The best places to eat in SantaMonica, new openings in Amsterdam, London and LosAngeles and artisanal cheese from Singapore.
Politics
The Oregon governor who's the antithesis of Donald Trump, a ne'er-do-well election line-up in Liberia and overdue renovations at Vienna's Hofburg Palace.
